CVE-2021-42001
PingID Desktop prior to 1.7.3 has a misconfiguration in the encryption libraries which can lead to sensitive data exposure.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PingID Desktop prior to 1.7.3 has a misconfiguration in the encryption libraries which can lead to sensitive data exposure. An attacker capable of exploiting this vulnerability may be able to successfully complete an MFA challenge via OTP.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 43th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- pingidentity/pingid desktop
- Source
- responsible-disclosure@pingidentity.com
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingid/page/dyt1645545885978.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingid.htmlPatch
- https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingid/page/dyt1645545885978.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingid.htmlPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.